128 people return from US on special flight
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. File photo
At least 128 Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-born US citizens have returned from the country on a special Qatar Airways flight amid suspension of regular passenger flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
At least 128 Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-born US citizens returned from the country on a special Qatar Airways flight today amid suspension of regular passenger flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"The special flight of Qatar Airways landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 4:45pm," Shaikat Chowdhury, a doctor at the health desk of HSIA, told The Daily Star.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Of the returnees, one showed symptoms of Covid-19 and has been placed in institutional quarantine at the Brac Learning Centre in Dhaka, said Dr Shaikat.
The rest of the passengers were advised to stay in 14-day home quarantine.
Bangladesh suspended flights on international routes except China since March 16 to contain the spread of coronavirus.